Jacob Ramos, a Boy Scout at Holy Family Parish in Corpus Christi installed a new flagpole next to the church’s current one on March 8. Jacob also bought a new American flag and a flag of the Vatican City State.

Esai Lozano was just 10-years-old when a career day assignment at school helped him realize what he wanted to do when he grew up. In his heart, he knew he wanted to become a Catholic priest someday. The fourth grader did not mind being the only priest, among a sea of police officers, doctors and teachers.

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Padre Isidoro Cavazos #2019 at St. Martin of Tours in Kingsville celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 13 during their January meeting. Father Naul Ordoñez explained The Epiphany and led them in prayer.

The day after Hurricane Harvey made landfall, Father Mike Keucher called his mentor Msgr. Mark Svarczkopf and asked, “How can we do something to help people in Rockport?” This was not a randomly placed phone call. Msgr. Svarczkopf had helped with disaster relief after Hurricane Katrina and had significant experience organizing relief efforts. His reply to Father Keucher was, “Come with us when we go there in December.” Neither pastor knew there were connections to Rockport within their communities.

On the recent Feast of All Saints Day, Bishop Michael Mulvey blessed and dedicated a new Religious Education Center at St. John of the Cross in Orange Grove. The event was seen by parishioners as another “great step” in the continuing growth of their parish community.

St. Mary’s Mission in Robstown celebrated its annual Christmas Pageant, Christmas is in the Heart, on before the Vigil Mass on Dec. 24, 2017. The children and youth of St. Mary’s participated in the pageant.

A 34-year-old California man was arrested by San Diego police Monday after allegedly threatening to kill churchgoers and city employees. According to San Diego Police Chief Richard Nava, Wade Clayton Randolph told churchgoers at the catholic church on the 400 block of South Victoria Street that he was going to kill them and set an example.

“We need it to have it more often, not just one visit.” And what was the “it” Elda Olvera, ministerial assistant at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Alice, was referring to? Sisters Rock, of course. “It” was the brainchild of Sister Gloria Rodriguez, Director of Consecrated Life and Women’s Vocations for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, and her vocation team.

Some 80 administrative assistants from throughout the Diocese of Corpus Christi gathered at the Pax Christi Retreat Center on Wednesday, Nov. 29, for the annual Administrative Assistants Day of Prayer and Reflection. The focus of the day was on the family, with Beth Nguyen, Director of Laity, Family and Life for the diocese serving as keynote speaker.

The Diocese of Corpus Christi Office of Youth Ministry is offering a leadership retreat at the Spirit Center on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 1 - 6 p.m. Entitled “Leadership in Youth Ministry,” the retreat is open to any youth minister, core team and lay leaders that serve in youth ministry and want to enhance their skills and better their ministry.

Corpus Christi resident Adriana Estringel recently deepened her relationship with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. On Saturday, Nov. 18, she made a commitment as a Providence Associate, joining 21 other 2017 associates with the Sisters of Providence during the rite of commitment ceremony, which coincided with the Providence Associates 10-year anniversary celebration.

Most Precious Blood Catholic Church in Corpus Christi will host “An Advent Study on a Mind at Peace Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction” on Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 and 16 at the St. Juliana Hall. Two sessions will be offered, the first at 9:15 a.m. on the topic “Women of the Word”, followed by “Spirit & Life” at noon

The Enrichment Committee of Saint Elizabeth School in Alice is continuing its mission of offering stimulating and challenging opportunities for students. The school’s partnership with PlainsCapital Bank called “BOBCATS Hand’s ON Banking” was a complete success. Students engaged in an eight-week comprehensive financial literacy program with the goal to provide children with valuable information about money, saving and banking.

On Monday, Nov. 13, at the Alice KC Hall, nearly 1,000 community members came out for the Sixth Annual Alice Community Meal sponsored the city’s three Catholic churches and a Christian community church. “It was a beautiful display of Christian unity,” Father Julian Cabrera, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe said.

Bishop Michael Mulvey of the Diocese of Corpus Christi asked pastors in all parishes and missions in the diocese to read a letter from him at all Sunday Masses expressing a message of condolence and hope regarding the tragic loss of life at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs onon Nov. 5. A lone gunman killed 26 people and wounded 20 others in a senseless act of violence.

Our Lady of Assumption Parish in Ingleside celebrated Father Charles Doherty’s 90th birthday with a Mass and reception on Oct. 15. Father Doherty, who is presently living in San Antonio, was the pastor when Our Lady of the Assumption was elevated to a parish in 1970.

Catholics in the Diocese of Corpus Christi will have the opportunity to “give to those who have given a lifetime” as part of the collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious, to be held in parishes Dec. 9-10. Coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) in Washington, D.C., the annual appeal benefits 32,000 elderly Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests whose religious congregations lack adequate retirement funding.